DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YKL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD of ST. LOUIS, PE. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
YKL
Location
ST. LOUIS, PE
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD HIN FAQ
What does a DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YKL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD still in business?
USCG records list DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD of ST. LOUIS, PE in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "DOUCETTE'S BOAT BUILDING LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ykl, last verified 2026-06-12.